Body

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1 English

1.1 Pronunciation
1.2 Noun
1.3 Synonyms
1.4 Translations
1.5 Related Words

English

Pronunciation

IPA /'bɒdi/

Noun

body (plural: bodies)

The physical strucuture of a human or animal. The Latin word for body is corpus. A dead body can be called a corpse (human) or carcass (animal).
The torso, the bulk of a "body", excluding the extremities (limbs, head, tail) - (he took a hit to the body)
A held-together collection or group of physical objects or abstract ideas. Sometimes the Latin word corpus is also used for such a collection. This meaning of the word is derived from (1) because the human body is considered a whole which is of greater value than the sum of the value of the individual members. (Note the double meaning of the word member.)
a collected body of knowledge.
(Car) the physical bulk of a car, as opposed to the mechanical components. Also bodywork
(a) Cadaver

Synonyms

See WikiSaurus:body (1)
See WikiSaurus:corpse (1)

Translations

Breton: korf m -où (1), karroñsadur m -ioù (3)
Bulgarian: тяло n (1), корпус m (2), каросерия f (3)
Catalan: cos m (1)
Chinese: 身体 (shēntǐ), 身, 躯体
Dutch: lichaam n (1), corpus n (2), koetswerk n (3)
Finnish: ruumis (1), keho (1), raato (dead body), kokoelma (2), korpus (2, in linguistics), elin (2, of governmental bodies)
French: corps fr m (1), corpus fr m (2), carrosserie m (3)
German: Körperde m
Greek: (s[o]ma)
Hebrew: גוף he (guf)
Indonesian: tubuh, badan
Italian: corpo it m
Japanese: からだ / 体 (karada), 身体 (しんたい, shintai), 身 (み, mi); 物体 (object), 団体 (2); 胴体 (trunk)
Latin: corpus
Lithuanian: kūnas m (1); approxim. visuma f (2)
Low Saxon: Kropp m
Russian: телоru (t'elo)
Spanish: cuerpo m (1), carrocería f (3)
Swedish: kropp c (1, 2), kaross c (3)

Related Words

body image
body conscious

w:body

WordNet Definitions

nine

1. body, organic structure, physical structure -- (the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire").
2. body, dead body -- (body of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake").
3. body -- (a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium").
4. torso, trunk, body -- (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies").
5. body -- (an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body").
6. body -- (a collection of particulars considered as a system; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents").
7. body -- (the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted").
8. consistency, consistence, body -- (the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake").
9. body -- (the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short").

one

1. body, personify -- (invest with or as with a body; give body to).

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